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PATENT OFFICE.

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iniiarotration.

Appiicua siedi/irn l, 19215. serial N6.' 625507.

To all wzo'm t A#my nc/Mt Be it known that I,4 Tiiliooonn E. Barrin-AN,

a citizen of the United Stats,res'idiirg at'St.

Joseph', in the county of Buchanan and l State of Missouri, have inifente'd certain new and useful Improvements in Radiator lrueksgr and I do' declare the following to be a full, clear. and exact de's'ciiptionV ofthe invention, such as vill enablefthersfskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the saine, reference being'- to the acco'nirpanyin0vr draWings',l and to tite letters and figures o? reference marked thereon, which forni a part of this specification.

This invention relates to"v trucks' and particularly to a radiator truck.

The primarybj'ect of the invention is to provide a truck adapted to be" use din connection with radiators and siniilar devices so that the radiator may be lmvedv from place to place in a convenient Insinner.E

The invention is particularly intended for use in carrying radiators" toputthemin position to' be set up and the invention" consists in certain novel parts and combinations of parts, all of which will: bespecifical'ly referred to hereinafter,l referencebeing had to the accompanying (iiaivirigs',` in Which@- Fig. 1y is a perspec-tiw'e viewy of a radiator supported by a truck constructed in accordance with my invention".`

Fig. 2 is a vertical,` sectional viewfo1 the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3' is a sectional -vievv on the' line 3-3 of Fig. l

4 is a detail, perspective view ofthe radiator clamping jawsan'dthe detente for `h'olding them in clamped position.

Fig. 5 is ai detail perspective view of the elevator bar or jack-holding detent;

The radiator maybe supported by tvvo `trucks or truck members, each coinptejin itself but each supporting one endof the radiator. The-two` truckmeneersmay be secure d y together by suitable longitudinal connections so tl'fat this' truck members and the radiator will all be held rigidly together. Each truck member is shown as comprising a substantially rectangular frame having vertical side bars 1 anl 2, a bottom cross bar 3 -slidable in the side bars and a top cross bar 4 fixed to the side bars. Between the top and bottom cross bars is an intermediate cross bar 5, which not only 1 serves te brace th@ @W9 sie@ bars 1; and .2..

-biit it also constitutes a bracket for holding the elevating member or jack by means of which the radiator is raised ofi thefloor to be transported, or lowered when the radiator is fset preparatory to installing it at the particular place at which it is to be used. The tWo side bars' 1 and 2 constitute legs. the lower ends of which are bent' laterally asl at 6' and 7 and then upwardly, as at 8 and 9; so that' the ends ofthe legs or .side bars 1 and v2) may be bent back upon themselves and secured together toV form feet which may carry casters' 10 .and 11. v

Fastene'd tov the'bar 5 is ai spaced bracket 12, yinwhich one end' of a shaft 13 is journaled', the other end of they shaft projecting through the bar 5 and carrying a crank 14. Rigid onthe shaft 13 is a pinion 15, which is in constant meshi'vithz the teeth of a rack bar 16; slidably mounted in the bracket 12 and having rigidly secured to its lower end across' bar 3 guided in the channels 18 and 19 of the side bars 1 and 2. The cross bar 3 carries radiator-supporting hooks 2O and 21,` which are Aadapted to engage under the radiator andform seats therefor' so that by raising the bar 16 of one truck member, one

-end of the radiator .22 will be raised. .The

rack bar 16- Will be' heldin any vertical adkjusted position by the' detent 23, shown as adrig,y mounted .on the shaft 24 in .the bracket' bar 5'. On the end of the shaft 24 is an arm' 25 to which is connected .a pull rod 26,` accessihle'from the side of the truck member'. By pulling on the rod 26 in one direction,k the 'dog 23 Will be thrown out of `.engavement with one of the notches or teeth -1ne1nb`ers29 30 onv the ends of the slidfbei bars'l 31: and 321no,unted..in1the guide v34. carried by the top bar 4. The guide 34 is box-shaped or rectangular in cross section so as to provide a guiding panel for the bars 31 and 32. The bar 31 has teeth 35 at its lower edge and the bar 32 has similar teeth at its-upper edge. The bars 31 and 32 will be held in adjusted positions to permit the 'aws 29 and 30 to tightly grip the radiator by the detent@ er dogs S6 and. 37 adapted sidewise.

to be moved out of tooth-engaging position by the levers 38 and 39. The detents 36 and 37 are urged into tooth-engaging position, however, `by springs 40 and 41 which bear against the levers 38 and 39; the springs being carried by the bar 4, as clearly seen in' Each truck member carries a laterally proj ecting lug 42 through which loosely projects an eye-bolt 43. On the threaded leye-bolt is a threaded crank nut 44, which can be turned to draw the bolt longitudinally, and connected to the eye portion vof the 4bolt is a chain or exible connection 45, adapted to be received between the bifurcated jaw 46 on the coiiiplementary member, it being understood that there are two like members generically designatedA and B andzthat preferably each member carries one eye-l bolt and one bifiircated jaw, the eye-bolts being at opposite ends of the radiator, that is, on diametrically opposite corners of the completed truck structure` when the truck members are fastened tof` the radiator. Therefore, it will be seenv that if the chain is caused to engage a bifurcated jaw 46 and the crank nut is turned to draw the chain taut, the two truck .members A and B ,will be rigidly held against the ends of the radia tor. The frame members, however, will not bind against the lradiators with sufi'icient friction to prevent the radiator from being raised and the two side members or jaws 29 and 30 will hold the radiator against tilting The members A and B may carry cross bars or handle bars 47 at their upper ends so thattlie entire organizationconsisting of gboth truck members and the radiator may Vbe lifted if desired and if found expedient,

the rectangular frameof each member may be reinforced by diagonal braces48 and 49,

as clearly shown in Fig; 1.

It will be apparentthat the truck ine-n1- bers can be easily'and expeditiously moved' up to the' radiator so ythat the hook-'shaped K,

seats 20 fand 21 canr be moved under the ends of the radiator. The jaws 29 and 30 on the ends of the arms 31 and 32 can be caused to engage the sides of theA radiator,

then the crank 14 can `be turned so as to M raise. the elevating bar or jack 16 to lift the radiator from the ground and the detent ory dog 2 3 will. hold the bar in its raised positioned so that the radiator can be moved from place to place. When the radiator has been moved into position, the pull bai' 26 may be moved in one direction, withdrawing the detent 23 from the bar 16 so that the weight of the radiator will be suicient to;-

permit it to be lowered to the lloor.` Then thechains 45 can be snapped out of the jaws y46 and the-.bars 31 and 32 can be moved slightly longitudinally to spread the jaws 29 and 30, whereupon the truck members can`E`VZ be removed to beI used again.

rThe device will be made of material suffin ciently rugged to withstand rough usage. Wherever possible it is recommended that commercial shapes be employed in the frame..jf

work for the sake of eheapness althoughl donot wish to be limited to the use of commercial shapes astheguides may be made of especially formed material if desired.

lVliat I claim and desire to secure by Let-iV ters-Patent is: 1 V

. LA radiator truck comprisingseparate truck members each consisting of spaced channel end bars, cross bars connecting the end bars, a cross bar slidable in the end bara@ means on the slidablecross bai' for supporting a radiator, rack and pinion connection between the slidable cross bar and one of the' connecting cross bars, and means on one ofr the connecting bars for clamping the member to a radiator.'` y

42. A radiator truck comprising separate truck members, each consisting of spaced channel end bars, cross bars connecting the end bars, a cross bar slidable in the end bars.

and provided with a rack, means on the slidable cross bar for supporting a radiator,

a pinion onone of the connecting bars engaging the rack, jaws on one of the connectioo ing bars, inea-ns for adjusting said jaws to.-,

,grip 'a radiator, and adjusting means connecti'ngthe separate truck members to attach same to a. radiator. Y In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

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